Phi Beta Kappa

Join us in celebrating the 240th Birthday of Phi Beta Kappa during Keys to Action Week December 5-10, 2016:

Chapter President Amanda Ingram has baked for us buttery sugar cookies and vegan gingerbread cookies. Pick up a cookie in the library today outside 1832 Brew and enjoy the new display on the history of Phi Beta Kappa at Wabash.

Phi Beta Kappa member Susan Albrecht (Earlham) joins President Amanda Ingram (The College of William & Mary) in welcoming all to enjoy the cookies

Seventeen U.S. Presidents, thirty-eight U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and one hundred and thirty-six Nobel laureates can be counted among the ranks of Phi Beta Kappa members. Famous or not, all of our members have one thing in common — the pursuit of excellence.

Phi Beta Kappa at Wabash College

Our chapter at Wabash College was chartered in 1898, the 42nd chapter of the society and the second in the state of Indiana. Over the past century, some 1,300 men have been inducted to Phi Beta Kappa at Wabash. As an early founding chapter, we have the honor of electing up to 1/8 of the graduating seniors whose grade averages are the highest. The requirements for election to Phi Beta Kappa at Wabash College are determined by the by-laws of the Wabash Chapter, which consists of Phi Beta Kappa members of the College faculty and staff.